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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






2. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






3. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






4. When does BMR decrease?






5. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






6. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






7. The higher the BMR a client has --






8. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






9. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






10. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






11. What are healthy sources of fats?






12. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






13. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






14. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






15. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






16. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






17. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






18. What type of people need extra protein?






19. When does BMR increase?






20. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






21. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






22. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






23. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






24. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






25. What is normal albumin levels?






26. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






27. What function is vitamin A?






28. Name six sources of grains






29. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






30. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






31. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






32. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






33. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






34. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






35. Where can you get more vitamin D?






36. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






37. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






38. What is RDA of protein?






39. What function is vitamin D?






40. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






41. What is the function of vitamin E?






42. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






43. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






44. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






45. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






46. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






47. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






48. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






49. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






50. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value